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How digital transformation was killing me softly (and why it was worth it)

A case study from Warsaw on surviving the funding freeze, Elon Musk, and digital product development at Krytyka Polityczna.

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Slawek Blich
Dec 11, 2025
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Peter’s Note: We worked with Slawek and his team on digital product development this year as part of a program by Thomson Media . It was quite the ride, so after a successful launch, I asked him if he was interested in writing up his experience. To be clear: while the underlying project was grant-funded, this essay is a fully independent editorial contribution. We’re publishing it simply because it’s a practical look at how to fix a broken product on a limited budget.

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Slawek Blich
Managing Director at Display Europe, Head of Product at Krytyka Polityczna. He leads teams and develops products that connect journalism, business, and technology.
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